The American Way of Death by Jessica Mitford

The American Way of Death

Jessica Mitford

324 pages first pub 1961 (editions)

nonfiction history reflective medium-paced
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Before the turn of the century, the American funeral was simple "to the point of starkness," says Jessica Mitford, the acclaimed muckraking journalist who published this investigation of the country's funeral business in 1963. That the country wen...

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informative 95%
funny 45%
reflective 36%
challenging 31%
dark 27%
sad 9%
emotional 4%
mysterious 4%

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fast 5%

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